Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Nueces County, Texas, has about 353,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nueces County is held at the county jail, run by the Nueces County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Nueces County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nueces County is held at the county jail, run by the Nueces County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Nueces County Sheriff's Office at nuecesco.com/law-enforcement/sheriff/compliments-complaints-or-conc... (page title: Compliments, Concerns or Complaints | Nueces County, TX), phone (361) 888-0111, 901 Leopard St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (361) 888-0111.
The Nueces County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 880 people on an average day, down from about 910 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 1,164 beds, and it is running at 76 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Nueces County has about 353,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Nueces County Jail
The Nueces County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Corpus Christi, Robstown, Port Aransas and Bishop make the arrests that end in a booking in Nueces County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies and one campus police department in Nueces County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Aransas Pass Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Nueces County, so its arrests are not broken out for Nueces County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Corpus Christi's 10,100 for 2025, Port Aransas's 496 for 2025 and Robstown's 314 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Nueces County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,154 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Nueces County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Nueces County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Nueces County?
Ask the Nueces County Sheriff's Office at (361) 888-0111; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at nuecesco.com.
How many people are in the Nueces County jail?
About 880 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,164 beds.
What is the phone number for the Nueces County jail?
(361) 888-0111, the number on the page of the Nueces County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Nueces County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Nueces County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.